The Last Temptation of Christ

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The Last Temptation of Christ, by Martin Scorsese, is a towering achievement. Though it initially engendered enormous controversy, the film can now be viewed as the remarkable, profoundly personal work of faith that it is. This fifteen-year labor of love, an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’s landmark novel that imagines an alternate fate for Jesus Christ, features outstanding performances by Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie; bold cinematography by the great Michael Ballhaus; and a transcendent score by Peter Gabriel.

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Over the last sixty years, Harry Dean Stanton has carved out a singular path in American cinema. His roles showcase a rare combination of haunting stoicism and emotional depth, qualities that he . . .
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Michael Ballhaus, German cinematographer turned Academy Award–nominated Hollywood DP, is getting his due at the Cinémathèque française, in a retrospective that begins this week and runs until . . .
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